Legal Opinion
Burns v. Lafler
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 26, 2004No. CIV.03-40189PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
GADOLA, District Judge.
Petitioner, presently confined at the Saginaw Correctional Facility in Freeland, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his application, filed pro se, Petitioner challenges his conviction on one count of conspiracy to burn real property, M.C.L. § 750.157a, one count of burning real property, M.C.L. § 750.73, and being a habitual offender, M.C.L. § 769.12. For the reasons stated below, the Court will deny the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner was convicted of the…
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